Unfortunately, PCMCIA ethernet cards are fairly expensive around here
($160CDN is the cheapest I've seen). If they weren't so expensive I would
have bought one, but since $10 null modem is quite a bit less than a $160
ethernet card (for a laptop that's battery doesn't even work mind you) I
decided on the cheaper choice. I do have one free port in my hub if I ever
find a card for a reasonable price, but until then I'm stuck.
Jared
On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Brian Stark wrote:
> Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 18:53:57 -0500 (CDT)
> From: Brian Stark <bstark@siemens-psc.com>
> To: Jared D. McNeill <jmcneill@invisible.yi.org>
> Subject: Re: Installation over a serial line
>
> On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Jared D. McNeill wrote:
>
> > Is there any way possible to install NetBSD/i386 with a null modem? It's
>
> None that I know of.
>
> > the only way (other than floppy disks, but that's a lot of work) I can
> > install to this thing (no ethernet card). The box it will be attached to
> > is running NetBSD as well, and it has both ppp and slip support in its'
> > kernel. What would the best way of doing this be?
>
> The best way is to install Ethernet cards in each machine and connect them
> via a switch.
>
> I have two machines with NetBSD and for the longest time I had a null
> modem cable between them running PPP. I finally broke down a few days
> again and bought Ethernet cards and a switch. Now I have 10base/100baseTX
> network at home and I am thrilled with it. I think I spent about $140.
>
>
> Brian
>
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